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Overview

Xavier Boivin is affiliated with the University of Clermont Auvergne in France. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable publication record in areas such as Genetics, Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Social Psychology, and Ecology.

The core themes of Boivin's work revolve around Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies and Human-Animal Interaction Studies. They have also contributed significantly to research on the Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Agriculture and Farm Safety, Animal and Plant Science Education, and Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock.

Boivin's recent published papers include the following:

  • "The Power of a Positive Human-Animal Relationship for Animal Welfare" (2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
  • "Farmers' Representations of the Effects of Precision Livestock Farming on Human-Animal Relationships" (2020, Livestock Science)
  • "Review: From Human-Animal Relation Practice Research to the Development of the Livestock Farmer's Activity: An Ergonomics-Applied Ethology Interaction" (2021, animal)
  • "Short- and Mid-Term Effects on Performance, Health and Qualitative Behavioural Assessment of Romane Lambs in Different Milk Feeding Conditions" (2021, animal)
  • "Human-Computer Interactions with Farm Animals-Enhancing Welfare through Precision Livestock Farming and Artificial Intelligence" (2024, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)

They have published seven works in HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), four papers each in the journal animal and two papers each in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Livestock Science, and INRAE productions animales.

Frequent collaborators include Isabelle Veissier, Yannick Ramonet, Valentin Brunet, Raphaëlle Botreau, and Cécile Ginane, with multiple joint publications recorded in their academic output.

Xavier Boivin has contributed to book literature as well, with a publication titled Understanding, Assessing and Improving Farm Animal Welfare released in 2024 by CABI eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Assessing the human-animal relationship in farmed species: a critical review

    Susanne Waiblinger;Xavier Boivin;Vivi Pedersen;Maria-Vittoria Tosi

  • Establishment of cattle-human relationships

    X. Boivin;P.Le Neindre;J.M. Chupin

  • Stockmanship and farm animal welfare

    X. Boivin;J. Lensink;C. Tallet;I. Veissier

  • The Power of a Positive Human-Animal Relationship for Animal Welfare.

    Jean-Loup Rault;Susanne Waiblinger;Xavier Boivin;Paul Hemsworth

  • The impact of gentle contacts on ease of handling, welfare, and growth of calves and on quality of veal meat.

    B J Lensink;X Fernandez;X Boivin;P Pradel

  • Influence of breed and early management on ease of handling and open-field behaviour of cattle

    X. Boivin;P. Le Neindre;J.M. Chupin;J.P. Garel

  • Handling of extensively kept animals

    P. Le Neindre;X. Boivin;A. Boissy

  • Influence of breed and rearing management on cattle reactions during human handling

    X. Boivin;P. Le Neindre;J.P. Garel;J.M. Chupin

  • Stroking of different body regions by a human: Effects on behaviour and heart rate of dairy cows

    Claudia Schmied;Susanne Waiblinger;Theresa Scharl;Friedrich Leisch

  • Do beef cattle react consistently to different handling situations

    Laurence Grignard;Xavier Boivin;Alain Boissy;Pierre Le Neindre

  • Reducing veal calves' reactivity to people by providing additional human contact.

    B J Lensink;X Boivin;P Pradel;P Le Neindre

  • The effect of early handling on the socialisation of young calves to humans

    C.C Krohn;J.G Jago;X Boivin

  • Stroking Different Body Regions of Dairy Cows: Effects on Avoidance and Approach Behavior Toward Humans

    C. Schmied;X. Boivin;S. Waiblinger

  • Hand-feeding and gentling influence early-weaned lambs' attachment responses to their stockperson.

    X Boivin;H Tournadre;P Le Neindre

  • Effects of handling during temporary isolation after early weaning on goat kids' later response to humans

    X. Boivin;B.O. Braastad

  • Effects of handling at weaning on manageability and reactivity of foals

    Léa Lansade;Magali Bertrand;Xavier Boivin;Marie-France Bouissou

  • The social environment influences the behavioural responses of beef cattle to handling

    L Grignard;A Boissy;X Boivin;J.P Garel

  • Do lambs perceive regular human stroking as pleasant? Behavior and heart rate variability analyses.

    Marjorie Coulon;Raymond Nowak;Julie Peyrat;Hervé Chandèze

  • Reliability and inter-test relationship of tests for on-farm assessment of dairy cows’ relationship to humans

    Ines Windschnurer;Claudia Schmied;Xavier Boivin;Susanne Waiblinger

  • Reactions of calves to handling depend on housing condition and previous experience with humans.

    B. J. Lensink;Satu Raussi;X. Boivin;Markus Pyykkönen

  • Genetic correlations between temperament and breeding traits in Limousin heifers

    F. Phocas;X. Boivin;J. Sapa;G. Trillat

  • Impact of precision livestock farming on work and human-animal interactions on dairy farms. A review

    Nathalie Hostiou;Jocelyn Fagon;Sophie Chauvat;Amélie Turlot

  • Beef calves react differently to different handlers according to the test situation and their previous interactions with their caretaker

    X. Boivin;J.P. Garel;A. Mante;P. Le Neindre

  • Impact of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors

    Maria C. Ceballos;Aline C. Sant'Anna;Aline C. Sant'Anna;Xavier Boivin;Franciely de Oliveira Costa

Frequent Co-Authors

Alain Boissy
Alain Boissy INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Raymond Nowak
Raymond Nowak François Rabelais University
Isabelle Veissier
Isabelle Veissier University of Rennes
Susanne Waiblinger
Susanne Waiblinger University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Christine Leterrier
Christine Leterrier Centre Val de Loire
Armelle Prunier
Armelle Prunier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Grahame J Coleman
Grahame J Coleman University of Melbourne
Frédéric Lévy
Frédéric Lévy François Rabelais University
Mark McGee
Mark McGee Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Bernadette Earley
Bernadette Earley Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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